Minnie Driver

Amelia Fiona Driver was born in London, England on Jan. 31, 1971. She and her older sister Kate spent their early years in Barbados where their wealthy financier father and former fashion model mother owned an estate. When the couple split in 1976, daughters and mother moved to England, where a teenage Driver began singing and playing guitar in London restaurants. The emerging creative talent also began writing songs and enrolled at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Arts. Following graduation, she began landing guest spots on British TV, mostly in period and medical dramas and miniseries. In the early 1990s, Driver's electronica-tinged band Puff, Rocks and Brown landed a recording deal ... Continue Bio >>